Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰʰí

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰí.[1]

Particle[edit]

*ǰʰí

  1. an emphatic particle

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *źʰí
  • Proto-Iranian: *jí (< earlier *ǰi)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 814